Project title: DYNASLOPE
Project description:
The PHIVOLCS-funded project Development of Early Warning Systems for Landslides, also known as the DYNASLOPE Project, is a multidisciplinary endeavor addressing the problem of landslide risk. The project is composed of instrumentation engineers, software engineers, civil engineers, geologists, social scientists, and community developers working together towards the development of a community-based early warning system for landslides.
Implementing Agency:
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
Employment status:
Contract of Services under PHIVOLCS locally-funded project
Contract Duration: January to June 2020
Position Title and Job Description:
One (1) Science Research Specialist II
Monthly Salary: 40,301.00
- Job description
- Conduct research pertaining to community development strategies in development of Early Warning System for landslides.
- Design and facilitate community development strategies to partner communities and LGUs
- Conduct fieldwork related to implementation of early warning system protocol.
- Formulate designs and reports with people-centered-early warning system, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation frameworks and gender lens.
- Facilitate EWS-L monitoring and reporting to pertinent stakeholders.
- Coordinate project concerns and logistics with the community and other relevant stakeholders
- Participate in meetings and workshops facilitated for the whole project.
- Accomplish administrative documents related to the project such as pre- and post fieldwork requirements and monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) requirements
- Educational background
- Bachelor's degree in education, community development, communications, public administration or related social science fields
- Work experience
- Two years experience relevant to the job.
- at least two (2) years experience in conducting seminars for grassroots communities on topics related to landslides or DRRM work;
- Preferably, with at least one (1) year work experience as team leader; demonstrate good seminar facilitation skills; demonstrate good communication skills, both in English and Filipino; additional local language/s is/are preferred.
- Experience working in any research institution is a plus.
- Required skills and qualities
- Proficiency in common office applications
- Knowledgeable in DRRM, CCA
- Experience working with LGUs and vulnerable sectors
- Can and willing to render monitoring work even at nights, weekends, or holidays
- Can and willing to go to long field work
- Work environment
- Can work independently.
- Demonstrates good communication and interpersonal skills with team members and other members of the project.
Four (4) Science Research Specialist II
Monthly Salary: 40,301.00
- Job description
- Conduct field surveys
- Conduct quick-response surveys
- Create reports, documentation, technical papers related to team outputs
- Conduct research related to landslide scenario
- Assist in the conduct of seminars and consultations
- Participate in meetings and workshops facilitated for the whole project
- Accomplish administrative documents related to the project such as pre- and post fieldwork requirements and monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) requirements
- Conduct work related to the implementation of early warning system protocol
- Educational background
- At least a Bachelor's degree in geology or civil engineering
- Work experience
- Preferably, licensed professional
- At least one (1) year experience in relevant field, preferably in engineering geology or geotechnical engineering
- Preferably, with at least one (1) year experience in landslide mapping, monitoring and early warning
- Required skills and qualities
- Knowledgeable and skilled in GIS applications, field-based landslide investigations
- Knowledgeable and skilled in geologic mapping or in basic slope stability analysis
- Can and willing to go on long fieldworks and frequent fieldworks
- Can and willing to conduct fieldwork in difficult terrain
- Has good report/research writing skills
- Can and willing to render monitoring work even at nights, weekends, or holidays
- Work environment
- Can work independently
- Demonstrates good communication and interpersonal skills with team members and other members of the project
One (1) Science Research Specialist II
Monthly Salary: 40,301
- Job description
- Conduct research related to the social component of the program (e.g. risk analysis)
- Conduct data gathering and capacity building efforts with the community (participatory research data gathering, development of IEC materials, training of community representatives, etc.);
- Coordinate with the community, LGU and other stakeholders regarding concerns of the project (fieldwork logistics, official meetings and seminars with the LGU, schedule of activities, etc.);
- Create reports, documentation, technical and research papers related to team outputs;
- Accomplish administrative documents related to the project such as pre- and post fieldwork requirements and monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) requirements
- Conduct work related to the implementation of early warning system protocol
- Educational background
- Bachelor's degree in education, community development, communications, public administration or related social science fields
- Work experience
- At least two (2) years experience in conducting seminars for grassroots communities on topics related to landslides or DRRM work
- At least one (1) year experience in participatory research (preferably in DRRM work)
- Required skills and qualities
- Demonstrate good seminar facilitation skills
- Demonstrate good research writing skills
- Proficiency in common office applications
- Knowledgeable in DRRM and CCA,
- Preferably knowledgeable in risk perception studies
- Preferably with background on gender and development (GAD)
- Experience working with LGUs and vulnerable sectors
- Demonstrate enthusiasm and interest in community-based work
- Demonstrate good communication skills, both in English and Filipino
- Can and willing to go on long fieldworks and frequent fieldworks
- Can and willing to render monitoring work even at nights, weekends, or holidays
- Work environment
- Can work independently
- Demonstrates good communication and interpersonal skills with team members and other members of the project
One (1) Science Research Specialist II
Monthly Salary: 40,301
- Job description
- Conduct research related to sensor data monitoring and analysis;
- Develop methods and tools for sensor data monitoring and analysis;
- Conduct monitoring fieldwork in project sites;
- Assist in the conduct of seminars and consultations;
- Accomplish administrative documents related to the project such as pre- and post fieldwork requirements and monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) requirements
- Conduct work related to the implementation of early warning system protocol
- Educational background
- BS Geology, Civil Engineering, Physics, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Math, or related field
- Work experience
- Preferably, licensed professional, if applicable to the profession
- Preferably with at least one (1) year of programming-related work
- Required skills and qualities
- Knowledgeable and skilled in, or at least can easily adapt to, Python-based computer programming;
- Demonstrate good math-based problem solving and analytical skills
- Has good report/research writing skills
- Can and willing to render monitoring work even at nights, weekends, or holidays
- Work environment
- Can work independently
- Demonstrates good communication and interpersonal skills with team members and other members of the project
One (1) Project Science Research Specialist II
Monthly Salary: 40,301.00
- Job Description
- Assists in the development of client and experts web presentation interface
- Assists in the development of the mid and high fidelity prototypes
- Conduct work related to implementation of early warning system protocol
- Conduct pre and post fieldwork administrative tasks
- Educational Background
- BS Information Technology, BS Computer Science, or any programming related course
- Experience/Training/Competency
- Preferably with at least one (1) year of full-stack-development
- Can and willing to learn new technology
- Demonstrate good math-based problem solving and analytical skills; Various programming languages (JS, HTML, CSS, ReactJS, React Native or similar frameworks.)
- Can and willing to go on long fieldworks and frequent fieldworks
- Can and willing to render monitoring work even at nights, weekends, or holidays
- Can work well with different teams
One (1) Project Science Research Specialist II
Monthly Salary: 40,301.00
- Job description
- Conduct information system design research for community based early warning system
- Elicit requirements from stakeholder
- Assist in transforming gathered requirements into human-centered design
- Conduct EWS-L information system testing and verification with internal and external stakeholders
- Formulate integrated EWS-L operation manuals
- Accomplish administrative documents related to the project; Participate in meetings and workshops facilitated for the whole project.
- Work related to implementation of early warning system protocol
- Educational background
- Bachelor's degree in education (preferably major in educational technology), communications (preferably major in educational communication), sociology, psychology (with specialization in developmental psychology and/or cognition), industrial engineering, information science, computer science, or related social science fields
- Work experience
- One year experience relevant to the job.
- At least one (1) year experience in research on community information science, social movements, socio-technical sciences, and community information science
- Experience in conducting seminars for grassroots communities on topics related to landslides or DRRM work is a plus
- Required skills and qualities
- Proficiency in common office applications
- Basic skills in human-centered design or interface design is a plus
- Work environment
- Can work independently.
- Demonstrates good communication and interpersonal skills with the team members and the other members of the project.
- Can and willing to render monitoring work even at nights, weekends, or holidays
One (1) Project Science Research Specialist I
Monthly Salary: 30,278.00
- Job Description
- Assists in the development of hardware and software modules
- In-office tech support
- Conduct work related to implementation of early warning system protocol
- Conduct pre and post fieldwork administrative tasks
- Conduct trainings to relevant stakeholders
- Educational Background
- BS Information Technology, BS Computer Science, BS Electrical Engineering, BS Electronics Communications Engineering, or any related course
- Experience/Training/Competency
- Circuit design ( EagleCAD, ProTeus, OrCad etc ) and fabrication
- Knowledgeable in basic circuit troubleshooting
- Can and willing to learn new technology
- Can and willing to go on long fieldworks and frequent fieldworks
- Can and willing to render monitoring work even at nights, weekends, or holidays
- Good people skills
Requirements:
- Application letter addressed to:
Dr. Renato U. Solidum, Jr.
Undersecretary, DOST and OIC, PHIVOLCS
PHIVOLCS Bldg., C.P. Garcia Ave., U.P. Campus, Diliman, Quezon City
- Fully accomplished Personal Data Sheet (PDS) with recent passport-size picture (CS Form No. 212, Revised 2017) which can be downloaded at csc.gov.ph;
- Curriculum Vitae
- Transcript of Records
Submit on or before December 6 2019
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